Join us as we chat with Dr. Xabier Granja Ibarreche about his new AI model that's learning to decode printed and handwritten texts from the Renaissance period. We also discuss the role of AI in the university classroom and why its so crucial for AI developers and scholars of the humanities to work together.

• Dr. Xabier Granja Ibarreche is Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics at the University of Alabama.
• This episode is brought to you by the Northern Illinois University Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL). Our mission is to support interdisciplinary collaboration in language and literacy research.

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CISLL Presents: A Language and Literacy Podcast is excited to bring you a new episode featuring Duangkamon Winitkun. Duangkamon is a CISLL affiliate and a former PoP Grant Winner. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations at Northern Illinois University. Her research focuses on Thai teachers' professional identity formation and teaching Thai at community-based heritage language schools.

CISLL graduate assistant Henry Tomiser will host this insightful conversation with Duangkamon.

CISLL is thrilled to bring you a new episode of CISLL Presents: A Language and Literacy Podcast! Our guest speaker is Dr. Adriana Weisleder. The co-hosts, CISLL graduate assistant Megan Andrzejewski and content expert Dr. Melissa Clucas Walter, join Dr. Weisleder.

Dr. Melissa Clucas Walter is an assistant professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at Northern Illinois University. She focuses her research on empowering caregivers, including families and early childhood education (ECE) professionals, to promote nurturing interactions in early learning settings. Her work aims to strengthen family dynamics and improve home environments while enhancing the skills and methods of educators working with young learners.

Dr. Adriana Weisleder is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Director of the Child Language Lab at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on early language development in young children from diverse sociocultural backgrounds, particularly dual language learners. A key objective is to enhance understanding of both typical and atypical language development and to address inequities in identifying and treating child language disorders.